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Hey! Hey...Everyone's dead! They're all dead! Because you didn't shoot!
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— Tachibana yelling at Shikishima after the Odo Island attack (Godzilla Minus One) |
Sōsaku Tachibana (橘 壮作 Tachibana Sousaku) is a supporting character and an aircraft mechanic in the 2023 Toho Godzilla film Godzilla Minus One.
History
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Reiwa era
Godzilla Minus One
During the final days of World War II in 1945, a Zero fighter landed on Odo Island, the site of a repair base for kamikaze planes. After the mechanics there inspected it, Sosaku Tachibana introduced himself and asked if the pilot, Ensign Koichi Shikishima, remembered him from Tsukuba Naval Air Corps. Shikishima remembered and said he was greatly in his debt. Tachibana was impressed with his skills as a pilot, but told him to be grateful for the downtime. Tachibana then reported that no issues were found, raising suspicion. Shikishima was defensive, having lied about a malfunction to save his life, before he walked away to the shoreline.
That night, while Shikishima walked back to the base, the air raid sirens sounded. Tachibana ordered the mechanics to grab their guns and tried to figure out what the enemy was, thinking it was a new American weapon. A roar echoed through the air. Tachibana yelled for Taki, one of the mechanics, to turn on the searchlight. The light illuminated the forest, when suddenly a dinosaur-like creature emerged and demolished the guard tower. One of the mechanics explained that the creature was called "Godzilla" by the local islanders. After Godzilla stepped on gasoline barrels causing an explosion, Tachibana and the others tookk shelter in a trench. Tachibana urged Shikishima to use his plane’s 20mm gun against Godzilla, insisting that the gun could kill anything. Shikishima made it to the cockpit but froze as the monster stood in front of him. Tachibana whispered to shoot to no avail. As Godzilla continued walking toward the trench, the panicked repairmen opened fire on Godzilla themselves. Tachibana yelled at them to stop but it was too late. The enraged monster stomped on the trench, injuring Tachibana's leg as he ran out. One mechanic tried dragging Tachibana away, but was grabbed by Godzilla and thrown through the air. Godzilla brutally dispatched the rest of the mechanics as Tachibana and Shikishima watched on in horror. Godzilla threw the plane during the attack, the explosion knocking Shikishima unconscious. He awakened to find only one other survivor: Tachibana, who had recovered the others' bodies. Tachibana noticed Shikishima and yelled at the pilot, blaming him for failing to act. On the troopship taking them home following Japan's surrender to the Allied Powers, Tachibana gave Shikishima the photos he found with the slain men.
In May 1947, after Godzilla's rampage in Ginza, Shikishima needed Tachibana to help repair the Shinden to aid in Operation Wada Tsumi. Unable to find the mechanic's current address, he resorted to sending inflammatory letters to comrades from Tachibana's postings before Odo Island. Tachibana soon turned up and knocked Shikishima unconscious, before bringing him to his house and beating him, furious that he would blame him for the Odo Island massacre. When Shikishima explained the true purpose of the letters, Tachibana initially refused. He relented when Shikishima reveals his own plan: based on the damage Godzilla sustained from the mine detonated in his mouth, he should be able to kill him if he flies the Shinden, loaded with explosives, into his mouth. The next day, Tachibana arrived with a team of mechanics at the hangar to begin working on the fighter. Kenji Noda wished the team luck before departing. The night before the operation, while loading a bomb into the Shinden, Tachibana noticed the cockpit's seat.
The morning of the operation, Tachibana and the mechanics gave Shikishima a final check of the fighter, revealing the bombs placed inside the plane. Sitting in the cockpit, Shikishima realized that part of him wanted to live; Tachibana reminded him that the mechanics on Odo Island wanted to live too. Shikishima took out the mechanics' pictures and a drawing made by Akiko, whose future he wanted to protect. Tachibana showed him the bomb's safety, and one more thing.
When Godzilla had arrived faster than anticipated, Shikishima exchanged salutes with Tachibana and the mechanics before taking off. The moment Shikishima crashed the Shinden into Godzilla's mouth, Tachibana listened through the radio and was relieved to hear that Shikishima ejected, having followed his order to live.
Books
Gallery
Godzilla Minus One
Tachibana and the mechanics inspecting Shikishima's Zero
Tachibana and the mechanics loading a bomb into the Shinden
Tachibana looks at the cockpit's ejection seat
Tachibana and the mechanics salute Shikishima before takeoff
Tachibana and the mechanics salute Shikishima before takeoff
Tachibana watching Shikishima fly away
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